PERICLASE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase
   • a source of magnesium
   Synonym(s)
   • magnesia (what does magnesia mean?)
   • magnesium oxide (what does magnesium oxide mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) periclase is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mineral (what does mineral mean?)